Monday, March 5, 2012

Freezer Paper + Silhouette = One Stencil Crazy Person

Dr. Seuss' birthday was Friday. To celebrate, in true crafter fashion, we helped the kids make shirts using freezer paper stencils. It all started last weekend when I made 22 freezer paper stencils that looked like the cat in the hat's hat (we only have 18 students, but the teachers and assistants wanted shirts too :). We were just going to put the hat on them until one of my friends suggested we add all of the kids names so, of course, I broke out the Silhouette again. Wednesday night, Bailey (my co-teacher) and I divided the shirts in half and ironed on the stencils. (Have I ever mentioned how much I love ironing? I haven't? Oh, that's because I despise it!) Thursday, we put the shirts in the art center and let the kids go to town painting them with red fabric paint. After snack that day, when they were dry, the kids all got to peel off their stencils. They were pretty excited to see the shirts they made! We kept the shirts over night so we could heat set the paint, then passed them out Friday at group time so the kids could wear them all day. We took a super cute group picture in our shirts but, since I can't post pictures of the kids on here, you have to settle for pictures of the shirts sans kids.

Here's the whole group.

We didn't put names on the teacher shirts (because I really don't want to be known as Ms. Courtney for the rest of my life).

The kids did a great job covering the whole stencil with paint. I think the thinner spots add character.

And, in case you are interested in some of the other things I have made using freezer paper stencils, here you go:

Valentine's Day Shirts

Mom's 50th Birthday Party Shirt

Initial Onesies

Cowboy Outline Onesie

Initial Super Hero Cape

And, one of my person favorites, Gabe's onesie with the nickname I gave him in utero.

These are just a few of the many things I have made using freezer paper! Someone should probably stage and intervention. On second thought, don't. I'm having too much fun!!!

3 comments:

That is so cool! You will have to teach me how to do that! :) You know, one day Jade Beck had a pinterest (not that this idea had to be a pinterest one, but it seems like it could be) craft party and we did little crafts together. Maybe we could plan another one?!

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